What Is Hope Beyond Borders?

Across the deserts and borderlands of the Southwest, lines on maps often carry powerful stories.

Some are stories of separation. Others are stories of courage, friendship, and shared humanity.

Singer-songwriter Jerry Leggett brings concerts and conversations that explore a simple truth:

Hope grows when people listen across the lines that divide them.

Through original songs, humor, and storytelling, Jerry creates evenings where audiences rediscover the deeper connections that hold communities together.

At the heart of the program is a belief that has guided Jerry’s life since his teenage years:

Many of the most important stories in our world are the ones that almost disappear.

The Hope Beyond Borders concerts help bring those stories into the light by honoring Peace Heroes—everyday people whose courage, compassion, and commitment to justice help make their communities more peaceful and more humane.

Each concert invites audiences not only to listen to these stories, but also to recognize the Peace Heroes living among them—and perhaps even within themselves.